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The Saddle Again!

It's been roughly ten years since I have ridden a horse!

I started riding pretty young. The first time I was ever on the back of a horse, I was just a few months old. My sister held me in front of her as she rode around on her horse Cherokee.

I started taking lessons around the age of 9 or so and rode at every opportunity that presented itself. 

My parents bought me a horse the year of my thirteenth birthday.

He was a bay gelding named Rebel. He and I were fast buddies and spent many a hour riding in the local arena or out on the trail with friends.

Flash forward to my twenties and I rode off and on every few years or so.

I rode a few times with a friends daughter after we moved here and then stopped.

Well today....I decided to end the dry spell.

After Countrychick was done riding this morning with her 4-H group, I borrowed Gizmoe and went for a cruise around the arena.

It all came rushing back!

The smells, the feelings, the happiness!

It was pure joy!

I now have an excuse to buy a new pair of boots! Because I fully intend to do this again!

And again, and again, and again!

I rode minus a helmet only because there wasn't won on site that fit my apparently large head!

I'll have to remedy that too, getting a helmet that is!

Back in the saddle again.

Whoopi-ty-aye-oh

Rockin' to and fro

Back in the saddle again

I go my way

Back in the saddle again!

WOOT!!